Unit 4 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| gossamer | thin, light, delicate, insubstantial, a very thin, light cloth |
| infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| insular | relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| sedulous | persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
| affable | syn: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial |
| aggrandize | syn: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt |
| amorphous | syn: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate |
| aura | syn: ambience, atmosphere |
| contraband | syn: illicit, bootleg, unlawful |
| erudite | syn: profoundly educated, well-read |
| gossamer | syn: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy |
| infer | syn: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate |
| inscrutable | syn: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic |
| insular | syn: narrow-minded,parochial, provincial |
| irrevocable | syn: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable |
| propensity | syn: natural bent, proclivity, penchant |
| querulous | syn: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable |
| remonstrate | syn: reason against, expostulate |
| repudiate | syn: disavow, abjure, renounce |
| resilient | syn: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy |
| reverberate | syn: rumble, thunder, boom, echo |
| scurrilous | syn: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative |
| sedulous | syn: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable |
| sleazy | syn: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty |
| affable | ant: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
| aggrandize | ant: reduce, decrease, diminish |
| amorphous | ant: definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
| contraband | ant: legal, lawful, licit |
| erudite | ant: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
| gossamer | ant:thick, dense, solid, massive |
| inscrutable | ant: comperhensible, intelligible, penetrable |
| insular | ant: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
| irrevocable | ant: reversible, changeable |
| propensity | ant: natural incapacity or inability |
| querulous | ant: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
| repudiate | ant: avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
| resilient | ant: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
| scurrilous | ant: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
| sedulous | ant: lackadisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
| sleazy | ant: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
| aff | where is the stress in affable |
| gran | where is the stress in aggrandize |
| mor | where is the stress in amorphous |
| aur | where is the stress in aura |
| con | where is the stress in contraband |
| er | where is the stress in erudite |
| goss | where is the stress in gossamer |
| fer | where is the stress in infer |
| scru | where is the stress in inscrutable |
| in | where is the stress in insular |
| rev | where is the stress in irrevocable |
| pen | where is the stress in propensity |
| quer | where is the stress in querulous |
| mon | where is the stress in remonstrate |
| pu | where is the stress in repudiate |
| sil | where is the stress in resilient |
| ver | where is the stress in reverberate |
| scurr | where is the stress in scurrilous |
| sed | where is the stress in sedulous |
| slea | where is the stress in sleazy |
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